Fatwa Definition

fätwä
fatwas
noun
A religious and legal decree or edict issued by a council of religious leaders.
Webster's New World
A death sentence imposed through, or as through, such a decree.
Webster's New World
verb

(rare) To make somebody the subject of a fatwa, especially a ban or death sentence.

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Other Word Forms of Fatwa

Noun

Singular:
fatwa
Plural:
fatawa, fatwas

Origin of Fatwa

  • Arabic fatwā legal opinion ptw in Semitic roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Arabic فتوى (fatwā), a formal legal opinion.

    From Wiktionary

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